President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Tara Joseph was detained by Macau immigration officials and denied entry into the city.

President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Hong Kong Tara Joseph and another official, Robert Grief, on 7 December, traveled to Macau to attend AmCham's annual event in Macau. However, they were detained by authorities and denied entry without giving a reason.

"We hope this is just an outrageous reaction to current events and international trade can make progress, constructive," the two officials said in a statement after returning. Hong Kong.

Joseph said she was puzzled as to why she was prevented from entering Macau for the event with the presence of the US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau Hanscom Smith. Two officials were also asked to sign documents saying they "voluntarily agreed not to enter Macau".

"I don't know why. I'm quite surprised. They are not rude, do not have any vulgarity or rough behavior," she said.

Immigration officials in Macau city have not yet commented.

Donald Trump US President signed yesterday passed a law 27/11 for Democracy and Human Rights in the context of Hong Kong protests against the government of Hong Kong lasted from June shows no signs of cooling. According to this law, US Secretary shall annually certify Hong Kong maintains discretion to zone can trade deals from the US, maintaining the central role of world finance.

China accuses foreign governments, including the United States and Britain of interfering in the country's internal affairs and warns of fierce retaliation. China on 2 December announced that it would suspend the consideration of an application for US warships to visit Hong Kong to restore, and will impose sanctions on non-governmental organizations based in the US for acting "badly". to the unrest in Hong Kong.